Utah’s Lindsey Vonn Battling Through ACL Injury for Olympics

What?

She's still going to compete?

Lindsey Vonn, who's lived in Park City, Utah for the last several years is going to compete with a ruptured ACL.

Lindsey Vonn’s Brave Comeback

According to ESPN:

"American skier Lindsey Vonn is "confident" she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics beginning this week despite the left knee injury she sustained in a crash four days ago.

Vonn said on Tuesday the damage to her left knee was a "completely ruptured" ACL, bone bruising "plus meniscal damage."

After three days of physical therapy and doctors' advice, Vonn skied on Tuesday." (LINK TO FULL ARTICLE on ESPN)

What is this the USSR?

Don't we have backups?

Skiing vs. Other Sports: A Tougher Challenge

Her leg is very hurt. This isn't archery, it's skiing, and if she is battling through for us, she deserves a badge of honor.

If she played in the NBA she would already be on a flight to Bermuda.

Meanwhile, here she is in the training room saying: "can I get another stick to bite on?"

Team Depth and Support: A Critical Look

Anyway, no, this is good. What happened to our team depth? COVID?

Was Tonja Harding involved? Seriously, now.

Tiger Woods is somewhere in a TGI Friday's complaining about his 2-for-$20, and here's Lindsey tumbling down a mountain on one leg.

Vonn’s Remarkable Achievements

"Including super-G, Vonn completed eight World Cup races and finished on the podium in seven of them. Her worst finish was fourth.

Women's skiing during the Games will be in Cortina, where Vonn holds the World Cup record with 12 wins." (ESPN)

Godspeed to her! We'lll all be watching and hoping she does something to make Al Michaels wake up from his nap. USA! USA! USA! USA!